Private hospitals, labs to mandatorily inform about COVID positive Cases to Civil Surgeons: Punjab Health Minister
The wholehearted support and cooperation of the private sector including laboratories and hospitals are necessitated in these trying circumstances, said Sidhu adding that private labs and hospitals should inform about positive cases to their respective civil surgeon offices without any delay.;
Chandigarh: Amid the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the State, Punjab Health and Family Welfare Minister, Balbir Singh Sidhu said it was compulsory for all labs and hospitals to immediately inform respective Civil Surgeon offices for notifying COVID-19 affected persons in order to strengthen the containment measures.
Pointing out the importance of preventive measures, Sidhu said that it is of utmost significance to isolate and provided appropriate treatment to each and every case (suspected/confirmed) of COVID-19 besides timely tracing their contacts to break the transmission chain at the earliest in the larger public interest. The wholehearted support and cooperation of the private sector including laboratories and hospitals are necessitated in these trying circumstances, said Sidhu adding that private labs and hospitals should inform about positive cases to their respective civil surgeon offices without any delay.
It is mandatory for all hospitals (Government and Private), Medical officers in Government health institutions and registered Private Medical Practitioners including AYUSH Practitioners, to also notify such person to concern district surveillance unit, he said.
Divulging about the capping of charges for CT-HRCT Scan for chest and RT-PCR for COVID-19, Health Minister said that no private diagnostic centres should charge any amount more than Rs. 2000 for CT-Scan/HRCT chest, inclusive of GST/Taxes, documentation and reporting in the State of Punjab. Similarly, no Private laboratory should charge any amount more than Rs.900 for the RT-PCR test for COVID 19.
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